Deployment 2017/18 - first guesses and implications

[MADflyer]

Freedom is confirmed to return to Port Everglades and will do the 6 night Western and 8 night Eastern sailings.

[3dogmom]

Anyone have the Brilliance Barcelona 12-night itineraries yet for summer 2017?

 

Looking to book the Med route. Thanks!

[atgood]

Indy will be San Juan based following her October TA and will start sailing on Southern Caribbean sailings from San Juan from November 18, 2017.

 

 

With Indy switching to SJ, any idea which ship will do the 5/5/4 schedule during the winter from PE?

[cruisinderek]

Navigator is now confirmed to be returning to Miami from Southampton and will do the popular 9 night ABC Southern Caribbean sailings for the entire 2017-18 winter season.

 

You say confirmed, where did you get that from? This is the cruise I am waiting on pins and needles to book. Is there anywhere I can see the dates?

[Beachammo]

So Indy, Adventure, and Jewel in San Juan.

 

Not sure the San Juan airport could handle it.....it was a madhouse on Sunday when two smaller ships docked. People waiting in line outside the airport to fly American Airlines.

[MADflyer]

Anyone have the Brilliance Barcelona 12-night itineraries yet for summer 2017?

 

Looking to book the Med route. Thanks!

 

The 12 night itineraries have slight variance. Some are Western Med and others Western and Greece.

n

Here is one of the Western

 

1

Barcelona

00:00 17:00

 

2 Nice (Villefranche)

 

3 Florence & Pisa (Livorno)

 

4 Rome (Civitavecchia)

 

5 Amalfi

 

6 At Sea

 

7-8 Venice - Overnight onboard

 

9 Koper, Slovenia

 

10 Kotor, Montenegro

 

11-12 At Sea - 2 days

 

13

Barcelona

06:00 00:00

 

 

 

Here is one of the Western/Greece sailings.

 

1

Barcelona

00:00 17:00

 

2 Cannes, France

 

3 Florence & Pisa (Livorno)

 

4 Rome (Civitavecchia)

 

5-6 At Sea - 2 days

 

7 Athens (Piraeus)

 

8 Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey *

 

9 Santorini (Thira)

 

10 At Sea

 

11 Valletta, Malta

 

12 At Sea

 

13

Barcelona

06:00 00:00

[Clarea]

Not sure the San Juan airport could handle it.....it was a madhouse on Sunday when two smaller ships docked. People waiting in line outside the airport to fly American Airlines.

It will be interesting to see the schedule, and if Indy takes over Sundays from Adventure.

[3dogmom]

The 12 night itineraries have slight variance. Some are Western Med and others Western and Greece.

n

Here is one of the Western

 

1

Barcelona

00:00 17:00

 

2 Nice (Villefranche)

 

3 Florence & Pisa (Livorno)

 

4 Rome (Civitavecchia)

 

5 Amalfi

 

6 At Sea

 

7-8 Venice - Overnight onboard

 

9 Koper, Slovenia

 

10 Kotor, Montenegro

 

11-12 At Sea - 2 days

 

13

Barcelona

06:00 00:00

 

 

 

Here is one of the Western/Greece sailings.

 

1

Barcelona

00:00 17:00

 

2 Cannes, France

 

3 Florence & Pisa (Livorno)

 

4 Rome (Civitavecchia)

 

5-6 At Sea - 2 days

 

7 Athens (Piraeus)

 

8 Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey *

 

9 Santorini (Thira)

 

10 At Sea

 

11 Valletta, Malta

 

12 At Sea

 

13

Barcelona

06:00 00:00

Thanks so much! The western is what I'm interested in. Is the * a maybe for Turkey?

 

Hoping they open Monday!

 

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[MADflyer]

The Freedom 7 night Barcelona has switched out the ports slightly with Provence (Toulon), Villafrancehe and Livorno.

 

1

Barcelona

00:00 17:00

 

2 Provence

 

3 Nice (Villefranche)

 

4 Florence & Pisa (Livorno)

 

5 Rome (Civitavecchia)

 

6 Capri, Naples

 

7 At Sea

 

8

Barcelona

06:00 00:00

[Beachin2]

Does your crystal ball show Serenade sailing out of Copenhagen until the end of the summer - then Boston?

[Saab4444]

Does your crystal ball show Serenade sailing out of Copenhagen until the end of the summer - then Boston?

 

 

Her Europe deployment is similar to this year, Norway and Baltic from Copenhagen and some Stockholm.

[ce2178]

It will be interesting to see the schedule, and if Indy takes over Sundays from Adventure.

 

Does it look like Indy is going to be doing the typical Southern itineraries (which is fine with me) or does it look like there may be some new itineraries coming?

[Clarea]

Does it look like Indy is going to be doing the typical Southern itineraries (which is fine with me) or does it look like there may be some new itineraries coming?

Hoping for new itineraries, maybe some longer Southwern Caribbean itineraries.

[CRUISEBOY305]

Freedom is confirmed to return to Port Everglades and will do the 6 night Western and 8 night Eastern sailings.

 

Any word on what's replacing Indy on the 4/5/5 night runs.

 

Perhaps just Empress?

[shipfriend_max]

Hoping for new itineraries, maybe some longer Southwern Caribbean itineraries.

 

According to my source, Indy is scheduled on the regular 7 night itineraries which are currently offered by Addventure.

 

Maybe Adventure and Indy get swapped, Adventure to sail the short runs from FLL, and Indy to fit in on the San Juan sailings.

 

The second ship sailing from San Juan is Jewel of the Seas, according to the same source I use.

 

Any guesses on Rhapsody? Her TA to Europe in April 2017 has been cancelled some weeks ago. :confused:

[Saab4444]

Any word on what's replacing Indy on the 4/5/5 night runs.

 

 

 

Perhaps just Empress?

 

 

Imtrust Indy switch with Adventure and Adventure takes over the 4/5 nights from Port Everglades.

[Clarea]

According to my source, Indy is scheduled on the regular 7 night itineraries which are currently offered by Addventure.

 

Maybe Adventure and Indy get swapped, Adventure to sail the short runs from FLL, and Indy to fit in on the San Juan sailings.

 

The second ship sailing from San Juan is Jewel of the Seas, according to the same source I use.

 

Any guesses on Rhapsody? Her TA to Europe in April 2017 has been cancelled some weeks ago. :confused:

Well, that would be a capacity increase for the Sunday sailings.

[Beachammo]

According to my source, Indy is scheduled on the regular 7 night itineraries which are currently offered by Addventure.

 

Maybe Adventure and Indy get swapped, Adventure to sail the short runs from FLL, and Indy to fit in on the San Juan sailings.

 

The second ship sailing from San Juan is Jewel of the Seas, according to the same source I use.

 

Any guesses on Rhapsody? Her TA to Europe in April 2017 has been cancelled some weeks ago. :confused:

 

Are you SURE the Rhapsody TA has been canceled? Our roll call has been getting conflicting information from Royal. Will she stay in the US?

[Beachammo]

Well, that would be a capacity increase for the Sunday sailings.

 

And an increase for airfare to San Juan....which is already expensive.

[shipfriend_max]

According to my information and many websites ov several cruise travel agencies and RCCL's webite itself, Rhapsody's TA is shown as "sold out" - so that makes many assume the cruise will be cancelled, or modified at least.

 

Will she stay in the US?

 

That's the thing we do not know, and a similar question I have asked before... ;) - but I could imagine she might stay in US.

[Beachammo]

According to my information and many websites ov several cruise travel agencies and RCCL's webite itself, Rhapsody's TA is shown as "sold out" - so that makes many assume the cruise will be cancelled, or modified at least.

 

 

 

That's the thing we do not know, and a similar question I have asked before... ;) - but I could imagine she might stay in US.

 

I'll be booking a couple extra TAs for Spring 2017 to be on the safe side......but I hope Royal will give us the lowdown before the TAs are released.

[Virtopia]

Indy doing southern Caribbean from San Juan? Wow, I was planning to go in September but I'll gladly wait until November if that's when her sailings start!! That's exciting news :)

Edited February 27, 2016 by Virtopia

[travelgoddess1]

And an increase for airfare to San Juan....which is already expensive.

 

Funny thing about airfare -- it's cheaper for us to fly LAX/SJU than LAX/MIA or LAX/FLL. :rolleyes:

[LeoEdre]

Her Europe deployment is similar to this year, Norway and Baltic from Copenhagen and some Stockholm.

But I would like an overnight in St. Petersburg.

[MADflyer]

It currently seems that Adventure will also sail from San Juan on Sundays and will alternate with traditional southern sailings and southern ABC island sailings.